The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-10-20
GOV. chURch's REPORT.
Extracts from Gov. Church's Re-
port--Divlsion and Admission
Territorial Indebtedness and
Credit-.The Wheat Crop.

Extracts from Gov. ChurCh'9 Re.
port--Divlsion and Admission
Territorial Indebtedness and
Credit--The Wheat Crop.
Bismarck Oak, Special Telegram Oct. Is.
Gov. Church's annual report or message
to the secretary of the interior is nearly
completed and will be mailed to Washing
ton as soon as possible. 1t bristles with
facts and interesting information to people
OF the "Effete East" OF Dakota and its re-
sources.
Among the salient points are his recon-
mendations as to an increase in the judi.
ciary and Sioux reservation, and his COM
territory. He recommends two addition
al judges. He endorses Dawes bill and
hopes that it may pass, and the great res
ervation be opened up, in part,
at least. On the division question
he takes on stand pro or con,
bey ond the suggestion that some action
should be taken whether it DO division or
statehood or admission without division.
Dakota is, he thinks, entitled to the right
to make her own laws and enjoy some
thing more than the legislation peculiar to
q territorial form of government. Hedoes
not oppose division or say anything that
is Objectionable to the divisionists or the
friends OF admission without division. An
interesting portion OF his report is the
statement from Treasurer Raymond. This
report shows
THE TOTAL BONDED INDEBTEDNESS
OF the territory at this date to be 81, ,09S,-
800 expended in building and furnishing
the following public institutions:
Insane hospital at Yankton, $17O, 900;
deaf mute school at Sioux Falls, $51 900;
University OF North Dakota. $4,000;
University OF South Dakota, S75, ,0O0;
pcnitentiary at Sioux Falls. $44, 800; .peni-
tentiary at Bismarck, $93, 600; agricult-
insane hospital at jamestown, $3.50, 600;
normal school, Madison, $40, 400;
scho ool OF mines, Rapid City, $33, 900; re-
form school, Plankinton. 100000; nor
NAL school, Spearfish. $25. 900. Refund
ing bonds to refund per cents into four
and a half and FIVE twenties. 500, 900.
In speaking OF the general credit OF the
territory the treasurer says:
The highest bids for bonds authorized
by the last legislature was par and fifty.
two hundredths OF one per cent pre-
miums. Five-sixths Of the bonds sold
draw four and half per cent interest, the
balance, per cent, subject to the
option clause to redeem in five to ten
years. This clause was a great hindrance
in the sale OF the bonds. This fact, coup.
led with the other fact that Dakota is still
a territory and the date Of admission into
the Union uncertain, made investors over
ly cautious. This timidity existed in spite
Of our showing that we had $3.50, OOC
assets for every 81, 900 we owe. make
the prediction when Dakota becomes q
state that three per cent bonds will
sell more readily than the AZ pei
cents did. We have conclusive proof that
her credit is better than many. Of the
states and rich municipalities OF the East.
Even st. Paul, with all her resources, and
moneyed power sold her Az per cent. bonds
about the same time at 1900 per cent
less premium than territorial bonds. The
| assessed valuation is reported at over
S157 ,O00. 900 as against $132, 900, 600 in
1886.
The wheat crop is given as the largest in
the history Of the territory, approximat
ing sixty million bushels and the popula
tion on the basis OF the United States
land office and other figures showing about
ninety thousand new people for the twelve
| months.